Dart ~ America by chance: June 2013

Thursday, June 20, 2013

2013 ~ Badger, Minnesota

We left on June 23, 2013 on a new adventure. We took our three youngest ~ Boyd (age 5), Ben (age 5) and Elle (age 3) with us in our Winnebago and traveled towards Badger, Minnesota taking in some sights along the way.

Madison, WI (slept in a Wal-Mart parking lot)
Minneapolis, MN (Mall of America) (B)
Mantrap Lodge (www.mantraplodge.com) for a few days
Badger, MN (D)
Zippel Bay Resort (www.zippelbay.com) (E)
Red Rock, Ontario (F)
Wawa, Ontario (G)
Paradise, Michigan (G)
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Here is what we know about Badger:

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 375 people, 181 households, and 103 families residing in the city. The population density was 282.0 inhabitants per square mile (108.9 /km²). There were 235 housing units at an average density of 176.7 per square mile (68.2 /km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.1% White, 0.3% African American, 1.1% Native American, 2.1%Asian, 1.1% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

http://www.badger.k12.mn.us/site/default.aspx?PageID=1

2014 ~ Antlers, Oklahoma

Antlers is a city in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. The population was 2,453 at the 2010 census, a 3.9 percent decline from 2,552 at the 2000 census.^[3] It is the county seat of Pushmataha County.^[4]. According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, the town was named for a pair of antlers hung on a tree to denote the location of a spring.^[5]The city has two motels and one hotel: Sportsman Inn & Suites, Budget Inn, and Hiway Inn & Suites respectively.

There four schools, total: Brantly Elementary (Grades K-3, Vegher Intermediate (Grades 4-5), Obuch Middle School (Grades 6-8), and Antlers High School (9-12).

Until 2008, Antlers was home to the only red light in Pushmataha County. Even now, it has the only two traffic signals in the entire county. [This is only partly true. Before 1958 Antlers had two traffic signals. In about 1960 a big truck ran under the light and knocked it down. Instead of replacing the light they just put up a 4-way stop. And now, some 50 years later, Antlers once again has two traffic lights. In 1958 the Lu Lodge Motel and Log Cabin Cafe were located on the southeast corner, Jimmy Maple's Chevrolet dealearship was on the northeast corner, and the Mobil station was on the northwest corner.]